imo a sad but hopeful reason why heated rivalry blew up for good acting and chemistry also connects to newcomer- and non-hollywood casts having little to no - let’s say it out loud - botox injections. rewatch any scene, connor’s acting is almost 80% via nasolabial folds.
hollywood and anything it touches has become juiceless because between a sleek yet paralyzed forehead and a flexible one, which one can show attraction? botox killed the art of flirts. it’s called heated rivalry not cooldown blankness ffs
















